A new study has used a state-of-the-art blood test to track damage to the brain in people who have sustained traumatic brain injury (TBI). Measuring the protein biomarker in the blood will provide a simpler, more accurate ...
Sep 30, 2021
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Testing for malaria could become as simple as putting on a bandage.
Nov 2, 2020
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Precision medicine in cancer treatment uses genetic changes in the cancer cells to select the best therapies for individual patients.
Jul 28, 2020
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There is a growing demand for diagnostic markers for early disease detection and prognosis. Exosomes are potential biomarkers for cancer progression and neurodegenerative disease, but it can be difficult to identify what ...
Aug 26, 2019
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A novel sensor designed by MIT researchers could dramatically accelerate the process of diagnosing sepsis, a leading cause of death in U.S. hospitals that kills nearly 250,000 patients annually.
Jul 23, 2019
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A new study shows that the compound Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ) reduces oxidative damage, a key finding that hints at its potential to slow the progression of Huntington disease. The discovery, which appears in the inaugural issue ...
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Doctors may someday be able to use bodily fluids to noninvasively detect breast cancer in patients earlier than is possible now.
Mar 16, 2024
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The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) has released a new evidence-based guideline recommending the use of blood and stool-based biomarkers to help manage Crohn's disease, a type of inflammatory bowel disease ...
Nov 17, 2023
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A global blood test for concussion could be a step closer after a Monash University-led study discovered specific proteins or biomarkers that can help diagnose concussions relatively quickly and accurately.
Oct 4, 2023
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A panel of 48 proteins in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF 48 panel) complements existing CSF biomarkers for Alzheimer disease (AD), according to a study published in the Sept. 6 issue of Science Translational Medicine.
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